Need a good Coppermine 700e motherboard, any suggestions?..

[GC23]

I am planning on getting a Copppermine 700e and I am not overclocking it ... I need a mobo and cant figure which one that i want, any chipset is fine. I just want the pricerange to be under $120.

 

[GC23]

I would like a BX chipset with 4 dimm slots, UDMA/66 support,and at least 5 PCI slot, no onboard video, sound, or anything like that.

 

[Coki]

Try the Asus P3B-F. Great board.

 

[Robor]

If you want a BX I'd get the P3B-F. A better option might be the new 815 chipset ASUS board (can't remember the name but it was recently reviewed) just in case you want to overclock. A 700E will easily run in the mid 800's - low 900's. Mine runs rock solid @ 933 in a BE6-2.

Rob

 

[peemo]

I still vote for BX but it depends how long until your next upgrade.

BX:
http://www.bxboards.com/mainboard/slot1/sy6ba+100.shtml

815e:
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1274

 

[Mem]

If you want a BX board go with the Asus CUBX, if this is out of your price range,goto http://www7.tomshardware.com/mainboard/00q3/000714/index.html

they have 10 BX boards in the spotlight.

 

[Raptors]

My had ran on Cubx board, Where the CMD-Controller chip, My attempt to disable the CMD-Controller in Bios but wont bec of enabler that Cubx required do so after reboot system appear Disk Failure, My No choice of flexible ? back to Bios again to enabled then everything it work on CMD-Controller.

In My Opinion the Asus P3B-F board should be better on flexible one without controller-chip board that simple just added on PCI-ATA-66 Controller card. I soon to get Asus P3B-F board . take it Back Cubx's funeral .

 

[Ulysses]

I really think you're on the wrong track. 🙂

If you are not going to overclock then you should get a P3 Coppermine that runs on the faster 133 MHz system bus,like a 667 or a 733, not one that runs on a 100 MHz bus like the 700. Other things equal, a faster bus is always better - because it's faster !!!

You should specify an Intel Pentium III Coppermine CPU in the FC-PGA format @ 667 or 733 or other CPU for a 133 MHz bus. The FC-PGA is the bare chip form of the P3 which can fit into a Socket 370 mobo directly or into a Socket 370 mobo with a 'slotket' adapter. The FC is more versatile.

Also, if you are not going to overclock then you should not get a motherboard based on the older Intel 440BX chipset, which again is designed for the 100 MHz bus. Instead you should look for a board based on the new Intel 815E chipset, like the Socket 370 type ASUS CUSL2, an AnandTech Editor's Choice. The CUSL2 is just coming on the market and has many up to date features that make it superior to any BX board. It looks like a board one can grow with, but it may cost more than you budgeted.

The reason that overclockers use P3's that run on a 100 MHz bus is that they want to bump them up by a third from 100 > 133, so a 700/100 > 933/133, for example. But if you aren't going to o'clock then you don't want a 700/100, you want a 667/133 or a 733/133, 'cause they're faster.

The reason that many overclockers in the forums like the BX boards is that when overclocked from their normal 100 MHz to 133 MHz they may outperform other types of boards at that speed. But the 815 boards are almost as fast and are generally more flexible and more modern.

Even if you decide to get a 700 you should still get the CUSL2 rather than a BX board. And if you are buying RAM you should get PC133 SDRAM. In the 815 boards you can use PC100 or PC133 RAM and mix modules too.

One last thought. Overclocking is very easy, especially with a board like a CUSL2. So don't be afraid to try it, but if you do then go ahead and do get a 700/100 and the CUSL2 board too.

🙂

 

[Tripleshot]

GC23

the ultimate. right in your price range
Abit BX133

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=199825

 

[LXi]

GC23: Here is a few suggestions:

The best Slot1 BX motherboard, is the MSI BX Master, Anandtech Editor choice winner.
The best socket370 BX motherboard, is the Asus CUBX.

The reason why you dont want to get Asus P3B-F is that it has voltage problems with the AGP slot, while not a problem to most people, but it does affect some people. Plus the board is outdated, no ATA66, not a very wide selection of FSBs, the features just dont compare to the newer generation BX... Asus CUBX is all you want from Asus.

Abits, they're not reliable, dont get into that mess. The BX133 isnt anything extraordinary, nor a ultimate board. Dont waste your time with them.

 

[Tripleshot]

LXi

<<Abits, they're not reliable, dont get into that mess. The BX133 isnt anything extraordinary, nor a ultimate board. Dont waste your time with them

Good lord,not again! Do you follow me around just to slam Abit?
What do you know about the BX133? YOU haven't even seen one!!No-one has!I'm doing some things in another forum now or I'd stay to refute you when you blatently lie about things you know nothing of. I have never slammed Asus,or MSI or anyone other than Amptron and PC Chips.Where the hell do you get off continually bashing Abit and anyone who likes them?

Give it a rest.

 

[LXi]

I didnt follow you around. It just happened that you're here too. I wanted to get my point acrossed about the Asus P3B-F being a bad choice. Never really tried to slam the BX133-RAID, just telling him to avoid Abit.